Hold on, just because “Fleck was hired to win” does not mean he’s going to just hop off the damn plane from western Michigan and all of a sudden the Gophers are f’ing stellar. And Fleck said it was year zero because it wasn’t his recruiting classes, it wasn’t players that knew his coaching style, new playbooks, etc. Also, Fleck came into Minnesota with Demry Croft and Connor Rhoda....you’re saying he didn’t walk into a bit of a **** storm? Those two sucked ass. I’d say the only schools that could switch coaching staffs, and come back with the same strength the next season, are teams like OSU, Clemson, Bama. I’m not saying Fleck is the answer to get us to a national championship team, I’m not saying he’s not. But you know Kill and Claeys were never going to get us there. We lost Kill to medical issues, sadly, because I did enjoy what he created here. Even if it wasn’t going to be what made us a top tier team. Claeys was an uninspiring blob on the sideline that looked as confused at points in the game as those wives that get dragged along to a football game that don’t know what roughing the passer means, or how many points a team gets for a touchdown. Claeys would not have recruited at a level capable of sustaining anything great here. Also, to say Fleck’s challenges pale in comparison is inaccurate. I think the expectations of Fleck are way higher. Fans expect him to win back all the rivalry trophies, they expect him to start grabbing 4-5 star recruits, they expect a Big Ten Championship, they want a Rose Bowl. He has his team at 6-0, easy schedule or not, it’s not an easy task in the college football world. What were the expectations put on Jerry Kill, or Tracy Claeys? Not have a losing record? Keep rivalry games close? Maybe snag a win against a decent Iowa team? Have close losses with TCU or Michigan? Kill might not have complained while he was coach here, but he didn’t make himself look to mature after he left. He’s openly gone after Fleck, even when Fleck has never publicly insulted Kill. In fact I believe he’s been quoted praising Kill. What about Fleck has you so triggered?
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